Binge-eating and lack of exercise during lockdown has led to a massive increase in people suffering from Gout. 234,000 patients were admitted to hospital with gout in 2021/22, according to NHS Digital.
Last year saw the largest annual rise in childhood obesity since records began. This brings to mind one of Martin Kulldorff's principles: “Public health is about all health outcomes, not just a single disease.”
An elderly Sydney widow has written to the Australian saying she was arrested for exercising near her home, highlighting the lengths to which the Australian authorities are going to make citizens abide by lockdown rules.
Australia is using its army to enforce strict 'Zero-Covid' lockdown measures, with helicopters flying over parts of the country telling rule-breakers: "You will be found and fines issued."
Locking older people indoors away from loved ones has left "deep physical and emotional scars", according to Age U.K., with new research suggesting that the health of millions of Brits has deteriorated during lockdown.
Poor conditions persist at Government-approved quarantine hotels, where travellers have complained of horrendous food quality, a lack of exercise and "prison-like" guards. And it's costing them £1,750!
US researchers have linked consistent physical inactivity to an increased likelihood of Covid leading to hospitalisation and death. The odds for death were 2.49 times greater for inactive patients than active ones.
